Beaded Earrings

Whichever look you choose, these earrings work up so quickly, you'll want a pair in every color of the rainbow.

Hinged Ear Wires

What You Need:

* 2--3-inch-long, .021-inch-diameter headpins
* 4--3 mm sterling silver saucer spacer beads
* 2--16 x 12 mm 3-sided peach glass beads
* 2--4 mm corrugated sterling silver saucer spacer beads
* 2--10 x 8 mm oval peach glass beads
* Wire cutters
* Needle-nose pliers
* 1 pair of hinged ear wires


Instructions:

1. For each earring thread beads on a headpin in the following order: 1--3 mm sterling silver saucer spacer bead 1--16 x 12 mm three-sided peach glass bead 1--4 mm corrugated saucer spacer bead 1--10 x 8 mm oval peach glass bead 1--3 mm sterling silver saucer spacer bead

2. Clip the end of the headpin to 3/8 inch and bend at a 90-degree angle.

3. Curve the end into a uniform loop using needle-nose pliers; leave a small space open to attach loop to hinged ear wire. Attach loop to wire; close loop.